Tag Archives: Frog Friday
Toucan Play That Game
Frog Friday – Bone Up on Frog Anatomy
American Bullfrog Skeleton (Lithobates catesbeianus)Image from Wikimedia Commons
Frog Friday – Torrential
Black-spotted Rock Frog (Staurois guttatus)Image from Wikimedia Commons Read more about the Black-spotted Rock Frog here.
Frog Friday – Black-and-Red Froghopper
Black-and-red Froghopper (Cercopis vulnerata)Image from Wikimedia Commons
Frog Friday – Bilingual
Bird-voiced Treefrog (Hyla avivoca)Image from Wikimedia Commons Listen to the call of the Bird-voiced Treefrog
Frog Friday – Take the Red Eye
Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas)Image from Wikimedia Commons The frogs above are exhibiting a behavior called amplexus, in which a male amphibian grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
Frog Friday – Ready For My Closeup
American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)Image from Wikimedia Commons
Frog Friday – The “Pobblebonk”
Eastern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii)Image from Wikimedia Commons Did you know? This species of frog is also called the “pobblebonk” after its distinctive “bonk” call, which is likened to the sound of a banjo string being plucked. Listen to the … Keep Reading
Frog Friday – Toad-ally!
Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)Image from Wikimedia Commons Did you know? The cane toad is considered a pest in many of its introduced regions, particularly Australasia. Of particular concern with this invasive species is that its skin is toxic. Many native … Keep Reading
Frog Friday – Callobatrachus
Drawing of Callobatrachus (Callobatrachus sanyanensis)Image from Wikimedia Commons This extinct species is important because, according to the scientists who discovered this fossil specimen, Callobatrachus “is a linkage between aquatic and terrestrial life forms, representing a great success in evolution.”
Frog Friday – Black and Yellow
Bumblebee Poison Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)Image from Wikimedia Commons
Frog Friday – Infinitesimal Anuran
Paedophryne amauensisImage from Wikimedia Commons Read more about this species here.
Frog Friday – “My name is Gladiator.”
Rosenberg’s Treefrog (Hypsiboas rosenbergi)Image from Wikimedia Commons Rosenberg’s Treefrogs are also known as gladiator frogs. This is due to the fact that male frogs use large, dagger-like spines against each other in fierce wrestling matches. These matches sometimes result in … Keep Reading
Frog Friday – Frog…fish?
New Guinean Frogfish (Antennatus dorehensis)Image from Wikimedia Commons
Frog Friday – “Fresh” Fossil Frog
Image from PLOS ONE Read more here: Fossil Frog Still Looks Gooey After Over 34 Million Years
Frog Friday – Shadowy Turbulent Anuran
Dusky Torrent Frog (Micrixalus fuscus)Image from Wikimedia Commons